Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv prt] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is a pity , therefore , that the Beckman sceptics — and they do exist , as was obvious during casual conversations in the breaks — did not indulge in a little more aggressive questioning . |
| 32 | The qualities which they attribute to literacy thus take on the more general significance of justifying the vast expense on western education systems . |
| 33 | They have even been known to raid the picnic basket if I am overly engrossed over a little ‘ hot spot ’ I have found . |
| 34 | ‘ The only thing that can be said is that somebody has just snuffed out a very special person who was going to achieve an incredible amount in life . |
| 35 | Yet it was a strange and contradictory fact that on those grim days when even the May blossom and the busy life of all the creatures around the Park could not shake off the ever present fact of the bars and cages of the Zoo and the imprisoned animals , Mr Wolski found silent comfort in the presence of the remaining golden eagle . |
| 36 | Otherwise , they planted in time-honoured cottage-garden fashion , pushing bulbs in here , slips of shrubs there , and gradually building up a very large and varied plant collection , traditional favourites rubbing shoulders with exotics , and everywhere ferns and wildflowers . |
| 37 | So i it was n't a very easy thing then to get them and as I say you 'd be preparing a fare increase which , perhaps a ha'penny on certain fares and a penny on fares above a certain range and you had to allow for depreciation , or resistance in the public travelling but er as long as you could always bring in a little extra from a fare increase it was worthwhile going forward . |
| 38 | She disposed quickly of red herrings , usually sought out the least probable suspect and rarely failed . |
| 39 | Markets have always sought out the most profitable locations , and this has inevitably created problems for declining areas . |
| 40 | ‘ It is still frowned on a little because men do n't see it as a very feminine job . |
| 41 | Hargreaves and party promptly set about the most obvious vertical weakness . |
| 42 | He saw her shoulders shift , and she unconsciously raised a hand to undo the buttons of the bodice of the dark pelisse she still wore over an equally dark gown , the top of which was now revealed , made high to the throat . |
| 43 | A discipline devoted to finding out the causes of crime in order that it may be stopped was , they pointed out , uncritically taking up an ideologically committed , conservative stance . |
| 44 | The West African English language press rapidly took on a more militant and nationalist tone , particularly in Lagos , Nigeria , thanks to John Payne Jackson . |
| 45 | For the international economy it hopefully brings about a more efficient allocation of investment or financial resources . |
| 46 | Kate took one of her mother 's hands and held it to her cheek , but her mother promptly sat up a little straighter . |
| 47 | These corals look pretty disgusting when they shed mucus , and I ca n't be the only person ever to throw out a perfectly healthy specimen thinking that it was decomposing ! |
| 48 | Although these various studies have demonstrated that TV can be acquired other than sexually , as with gonorrhoea , such cases probably make up a very small minority of the total . |
| 49 | This will also bring on a much earlier crop as well as a damage free one . |
| 50 | Roy Hattersley 's simultaneous resignation as deputy leader also opens up the increasingly sterile debate on constitutional reform . |
| 51 | It might seem a little crazy to move house rather than decorate the kitchen , and then finish up taking on an almost derelict house instead . |
| 52 | This we did — by which time we had both calmed down a little . |
| 53 | One further simplifying approximation is often made : recognising that all rates of change are commonly slow compared with the optical cycle time ( and the wavelength , one can reduce the Maxwell equation to first order ( slowly varying amplitude approximation ) , and also take out the rapidly varying part of P21 setting . |
| 54 | The commission also pointed out the extremely confused state of the Gallery 's accounts , unpaid revenue from hard currency contracts and multi-million rouble purchases of unused equipment . |
| 55 | But Marx , in an equally tough voice , merely said , ‘ O.K. Let's do just that , ’ put his hand in his breast pocket , slowly pulled out a horribly official-looking envelope , and slowly and carefully took from that an even more horribly official-looking form , folded once , in what to Herr Nordern seemed an indescribably sinister manner from top to bottom instead of side to side . |
| 56 | We have now carried out a very careful appraisal and taken staff views into consideration . |
| 57 | The analysts had so far carried out a largely theoretical exercise , developing models in a detached and objective way so that broad-based ideas about future strategies could be discussed with the College Principals and officers from the LEA headquarters . |
| 58 | This book therefore sets out to win over a much wider audience to the beauty and importance of ferns and their allies . |
| 59 | He campaigned tirelessly to win back the twice yearly courts or assizes , which Buckingham had lost to Aylesbury . |
| 60 | Having seen the general place of anthropological material in Marx and Engels 's writing , we can now look in a little more detail at particular works and their contents . |